Sea · Galicia · Spain

Covas

Name: Covas
Address: ESP

Best for kiting in May and from October to March, with 50 to 63 % kite days. Water 14 to 17 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan59Good
FFeb52Good
MMar63Prime
AApr48Good
MMay50Good
JJun39Possible
JJul46Good
AAug46Good
SSep46Good
OOct50Goodnow
NNov52Good
DDec55Good

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
50 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 50 %
Kiteable 50 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
Best hours
all day, 10:00 to 19:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.1 h
Water
17 °C, 4/3
Air
18 °Cdaily maximum, 17 °C during kite hours
Rain
17 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Covas averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Covas

Kite days% of days	59	52	63	48	50	39	46	46	46	50	52	55
Verdictshare plus good years	Good	Good	Prime	Good	Good	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	7 in 10	6 in 10	8 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10	6 in 10	7 in 10	7 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	8 of 9	6 of 9	8 of 9	5 of 9	4 of 9	2 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	7 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 17	10 to 18	10 to 19	11 to 19	13 to 19	12 to 19	13 to 19	15 to 19	13 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 17	10 to 17
Daylighth	9.3	10.5	11.9	13.4	14.7	15.4	15.1	14.0	12.6	11.1	9.7	9.0
Water°C at the surface	14	14	14	14	15	16	18	19	18	17	16	15
Air°C, daily maximum	13	13	13	14	15	17	19	20	19	18	15	14
Rain days1 mm or more	17 of 31	13 of 28	16 of 31	13 of 30	13 of 31	12 of 30	9 of 31	10 of 31	12 of 30	17 of 31	18 of 30	17 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	4/3	4/3	3/2	3/2	3/2	4/3	5/4	5/4

In January, Covas averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (59 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Covas averaged 14 kite days out of 28 (52 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Covas averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Covas averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (48 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Covas averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Covas averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (39 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Covas averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Covas averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Covas averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (46 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Covas averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Covas averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Covas averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Covas

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
August5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
November7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

4 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 4.7 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In March, the windiest month

Too light 37 %
Kiteable 63 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 37 %, kiteable on 63 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: all day, 10:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often E (90°).

Kitesurfing at Covas: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Covas?

The best months are May and October to March: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 63 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Covas windy in October?

Yes, often. 50 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Covas?

The water ranges from 14 °C in January to 19 °C in August. In October it is about 17 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).

How many kite days does Covas get in a year?

About 184 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

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Spot facts

Region: Galicia
Country: Spain
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: A Coruña Airport (LCG), 75 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 43.6716, -7.6048
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Galicia

Kite days in October, % of days

Arealonga
Spain · 4 points more kite days than Covas in October
54 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Arealonga: Jan 60 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 52 %, May 51 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 57 %
Bares
Spain · same kite days as Covas in October
50 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bares: Jan 59 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 48 %, May 50 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 55 %
Fornos
Spain · 7 points more kite days than Covas in October
57 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Fornos: Jan 63 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 54 %, May 55 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 60 %
Foz, La Charca
Spain · 15 points fewer kite days than Covas in October
35 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Foz, La Charca: Jan 43 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 37 %, May 34 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 42 %
Cedeira
Spain · 4 points more kite days than Covas in October
54 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cedeira: Jan 53 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 47 %, May 47 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 55 %
Valdoviño
Spain · 10 points more kite days than Covas in October
60 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Valdoviño: Jan 63 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 57 %, May 60 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 62 %
Ribadeo
Spain · 19 points fewer kite days than Covas in October
31 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ribadeo: Jan 38 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 29 %, May 27 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 41 %
Ponzos
Spain · 8 points more kite days than Covas in October
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ponzos: Jan 62 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 58 %, May 59 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 61 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 50 % of days at Covas met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/covas

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